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Wheaton flips the switch on holiday festivities

Posted November 24, 2017 12:00 am

Daily Herald report

Wheaton resident Noelle Tenuto and her children D.J., 11, and Ari, 7, take a photo before the Wheaton Holiday Parade Friday evening. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Downtown Wheaton has taken on a festive glow.

The community on Friday celebrated the arrival of the holiday season by flipping the switch on the tree in Memorial Plaza, the first event in a weekend of seasonal festivities.

With the tree aglow, the Wheaton Holiday Parade stepped off and community groups - many with lighted floats and holiday accessories - entertained crowds along Wheaton Avenue and Front Street. But the marchers and floats were merely a prelude to the parade's star attraction: Santa Claus, who arrived in town in time to join the end of the parade.

Santa will be in Wheaton again on Saturday to meet with children, hear their Christmas wishes and pose for selfies. He'll be available from noon to 3 p.m. near the community Christmas tree in Martin Memorial Plaza, 134 W. Front St.

Meanwhile, families also can enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Wheaton from noon to 3 p.m. at Martin Memorial Plaza.

For information on Wheaton's holiday festivities, visit downtownwheaton.com.

Members of the Family Life Christian Center ride as part of a Living Nativity on a Wheaton Nursery float during the Wheaton Holiday Parade Friday. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Buzz Lightyear walks along the Wheaton Holiday Parade route on Friday in the city's downtown. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Members of Wheaton American Legion Post 76 took part in the Wheaton Holiday Parade Friday evening. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk welcomes families to the city's annual Holiday Parade Friday evening. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

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